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Méliès d'Or

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Méliès d'Or
Awarded forBest works of speculative fiction
Presented byMéliès International Festivals Federation
First award1996
Currently held byMr. K (2025)
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The Méliès d'Or (French pronunciation: [meljɛs dɔʁ]; English: Golden Méliès) is an award presented annually by the Méliès International Festivals Federation (MIFF), an international network of genre film festivals from Europe.[1] The Méliès d'Or was introduced in 1996 for science fiction, fantasy, and horror films. The award is named after film director Georges Méliès.[2]

Spanish filmmaker Álex de la Iglesia and Danish filmmaker Anders Thomas Jensen are the only directors to have won the award twice. The most awarded country overall is Spain with seven awards, followed by Denmark and the United Kingdom with four awards each.

Winners

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Year English title Original title Director(s) Country Ref.
1990s
1996 The Day of the Beast El día de la bestia Álex de la Iglesia Spain [3]
1997 Train of Shadows Tren de sombras José Luis Guerín Spain
1998 Photographing Fairies Nick Willing United Kingdom
1999 The Nameless Los sin nombre Jaume Balagueró Spain
2000s
2000 Possessed Besat Anders Rønnow Klarlund Denmark [3]
2001 Thomas in Love Thomas est amoureux Pierre-Paul Renders Belgium [4]
2002 Fausto 5.0 Àlex Ollé, Isidro Ortiz, Carlos Padrisa Spain [5]
2003 The Green Butchers De grønne slagtere Anders Thomas Jensen Denmark [6]
2004 Code 46 Michael Winterbottom United Kingdom [7]
2006 Adam's Apples Adams Æbler Anders Thomas Jensen Denmark [8]
2007 Princess Anders Morgenthaler Denmark [9]
2008 Let the Right One In Låt den rätte komma in Tomas Alfredson Sweden [10]
2009 Martyrs Pascal Laugier France [11]
2010s
2010 Buried Rodrigo Cortés Spain [12]
2011 The Last Circus Balada triste de trompeta Álex de la Iglesia Spain [13]
2012 Vanishing Waves Aurora Kristina Buožytė Lithuania [14]
2013 In the Name of the Son Au nom du fils Vincent Lannoo Belgium [15]
2014 Alleluia Fabrice Du Welz Belgium [16]
2015 Goodnight Mommy Ich seh, Ich seh Veronika Franz and Severin Fiala Austria [17]
2016 Raw Grave Julia Ducournau France [18]
2017 Thelma Joachim Trier Norway [19]
2018 Climax Gaspar Noé France [20]
2019 In Fabric Peter Strickland United Kingdom [21]
2020s
2020 Pelican Blood Pelikanblut Katrin Gebbe Germany [22]
2021 Censor Prano Bailey-Bond United Kingdom [23]
2022 Piggy Cerdita Carlota Pereda Spain [24]
2023 LOLA Andrew Legge Ireland [25]
2024 Handling the Undead Håndtering av udøde Thea Hvistendahl Norway [26]
2025 Mr. K Tallulah H. Schwab Norway
Netherlands
Belgium 		[27]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Sandwell, Ian (12 July 2012). "Screaming Room". Screen Daily. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  2. ^ Mathijs, Ernest; Sexton, Jamie (30 March 2012). Cult Cinema. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 9781444396430.
  3. ^ a b "Feature Film Méliès d'Or Winners". Méliès. Archived from the original on 2019-08-23. Retrieved 2026-04-07.
  4. ^ "Méliès d'Or 2001". FilmAffinity. Retrieved 2026-04-07.
  5. ^ "Fausto 5.0 - Méliès". 2020-02-17. Retrieved 2026-04-07.
  6. ^ "The Green Butchers - Méliès". 2020-02-17. Retrieved 2026-04-07.
  7. ^ "Méliès d'Or 2004". FilmAffinity. Retrieved 2026-04-07.
  8. ^ Pham, Annika (2006-08-29). "Adam's Apples wins Meliès d'Or". Cineuropa. Retrieved 2023-01-19.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. ^ "Anders Morgenthaler". Det Danske Filminstitut. Retrieved 2026-04-07.
  10. ^ "Winners 2008". Sitges Film Festival. Retrieved 2026-04-07.
  11. ^ "Winners 2009". Sitges Film Festival. Retrieved 2026-04-07.
  12. ^ Emilio Mayorga, John Hopewell (2010-10-15). "'Buried' wins Europe's Melies d'Or". Variety. Retrieved 2026-04-07.
  13. ^ "Awards 2011". Sitges Film Festival. Retrieved 2026-04-07.
  14. ^ Clark, Brian (2012-10-05). "Sitges 2012: VANISHING WAVES Wins Méliés d'Or For Best European Fantastic Film". ScreenAnarchy. Retrieved 2026-04-07.
  15. ^ Mack, Andrew (2013-10-11). "Sitges 2013: IN THE NAME OF THE SON Wins Méliès d'Or Award". ScreenAnarchy. Retrieved 2026-04-07.
  16. ^ Mack, Andrew (2014-10-03). "Sitges 2014: Fabrice du Welz's ALLELUIA Wins 2014 Méliès d'Or Award". ScreenAnarchy. Retrieved 2026-04-07.
  17. ^ "Austrian fantastic film Goodnight Mommy wins the Méliès d'or 2015". Trieste Science+Fiction Festival. 2015-11-06. Retrieved 2026-04-07.
  18. ^ "Méliès d'Or 2016". FilmAffinity. Retrieved 2026-04-07.
  19. ^ "Méliès d'Or 2017 - Winners". Trieste Science+Fiction Festival. 2017-11-03. Retrieved 2026-04-07.
  20. ^ "2018 MÉLIÈS D'OR WINNERS - Méliès". Retrieved 2026-04-07.
  21. ^ "The winners of the Méliès d'or 2019 - Méliès". Retrieved 2026-04-07.
  22. ^ "The winners of the Méliès d'or 2020 - Méliès". Retrieved 2026-04-07.
  23. ^ "The winners of the Méliès d'or 2021 - Méliès". Retrieved 2026-04-07.
  24. ^ "The winners of the Méliès d'or 2022 - Méliès". Retrieved 2026-04-07.
  25. ^ "The winners of the Méliès d'or 2023 - Méliès". Retrieved 2026-04-07.
  26. ^ "Handling the Undead and Christophe Gans, Protagonists of the Méliès d'Or Awards Gala". Festival Internacional de Cinema Fantàstic de Catalunya. 10 October 2024. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
  27. ^ "Mr. K and Dominique Pinon, the Highlights of the Méliès d'Or Awards Gala". Sitges Film Festival. 14 October 2025. Retrieved 14 October 2025.
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